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EPISODE · Jun 5, 2026 · 11 MIN

610 CKTB | Loaded Dice & Blood in the Water: Ottawa's Streaming Tax Fold Hurts US Trade Talks

from Kvetch & Release · host Jon Liedtke

Jon Liedtke opines on Ottawa’s sudden reversal on the CRTC’s 15% tax on US streaming services like Netflix. Framed as a consumer win, Liedtke calls it political panic ahead of USMCA trade talks, criticizing bureaucratic overreach, legacy media special interests, and weak negotiating posture with Washington, & he draws parallels to 1970s CRTC rules that damaged Canadian radio.

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